- Academic programs recognized by the UGC, Association of Indian Universities, Distance Education Council (DEC), New Delhi.
- Being a Central University with the entire country as its jurisdiction, the DDE has a national reach.
- The degrees are eligible for jobs in the private as well as public sectors(both central and state government).
- Multiple modes of admission: Spot admission at designated centers; Admission at the TWINNING PROGRAM centers of the DDE and on-line admission.
- Hassle-free admission for all those who are eligible: No entrance test and No insistence on T.C/Migration certificate.
- Supply of quality study material for all the subjects along with standard text books of Premier Publishers for select subjects.
- Student learning is made easy through Personal Contact Programs (PCPs),
- Examinations are conducted by the DDE at regular intervals across the country.
- Classes are also arranged by our academic partners of the TWINNING CENTRES across the country during the evenings/week ends.
- Affordable fee structure.
- Fee reimbursement for SC/ST students by the respective State Governments.
- Reliance on e-learning processes and advanced tools of pedagogy.
- 50% tuition fee concession for the following categories:
- Defence personnel serving in Indian Armed Forces.
- Physically Challenged and differently abled persons
- Widows/Deserted Women
- Prisoners
- Trans-genders
- Non-teaching employees of Pondicherry University and their wards.